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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

55. Every person who, being a servant or agent of any Government broker or of any such seller or purchaser of wheat, wilfully does any act whereby or in consequence of which such Government broker, seller, or purchaser breaks his contract with the Government shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and shall be liable under the War Regulations Act, 1914, accordingly.

56. Every person who deceives or attempts to deceive a Government broker or the Wheat Controller in the exercise of his functions under these regulations shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and shall be liable under the War Regulations Act, 1914, accordingly.

57. Every person who incites, aids, abets, counsels, or procures any other person, or conspires with any other person, to commit an offence against these regulations shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and shall be liable under the War Regulations Act, 1914, accordingly.

58. Every person who fails to make in accordance with these regulations any return required thereby or in pursuance thereof, or who makes any such return which is false or misleading in any particular, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and shall be liable under the War Regulations Act, 1914, accordingly.

59. Every person who, whether as principal, agent, or otherwise, sells or purchases, or agrees or offers to sell or purchase, wheat at a price in excess of the maximum price thereof as determined for the time being under the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and shall be liable under the War Regulations Act, 1914, accordingly.

PART VIII.—RETURNS.

60. On or before the 7th day of June, 1920, every grower of wheat shall make to the Wheat Controller a return showing, as at the 31st day of May, 1920—

(a.) The number of bushels of each variety of wheat grown by him and threshed but not yet sold and delivered:

(b.) How much of such wheat still lies on the grower’s farm:

(c.) The location of any such wheat which is stored or held elsewhere.

61. On or before the 7th day of June, 1920, every grower of wheat shall make to the Wheat Controller a return showing, as at the 31st day of May, 1920—

(a.) The estimated quantity of wheat, in bushels, which the grower has still unthreshed, the quantities of each variety of wheat to be stated separately:

(b.) The probable date of threshing and delivery to the market.

62. In the case of all wheat remaining unthreshed on the 31st day of May, 1920, the grower shall, within one week after the threshing thereof, make to the Wheat Controller a return showing the actual yield of each variety.

63. On or before the 31st day of March, 1920, every flour-miller carrying on business in New Zealand shall make to the Wheat Controller a return showing—

(a.) His probable requirements of wheat for milling for the period between the 1st day of March, 1920, and the 28th day of February, 1921; and

(b.) His carry-over of stocks of wheat, flour, bran, and pollard as at the 28th day of February, 1920.

64. Every flour-miller carrying on business in New Zealand shall, on or before the 15th day of each calendar month, commencing in March, 1920, make to the Wheat Controller a return showing full particulars of all wheat delivered to him during the last preceding calendar month in pursuance of purchases made by him.

65. In making all such returns as aforesaid the person by whom the return is to be made shall use such forms and give such additional particulars as the Wheat Controller may from time to time require.

66. (1.) Every person who, whether as principal or agent, and whether personally or through an agent, enters into any contract for the purchase of free wheat otherwise than from the Government shall, within seven days after the day of the making of the contract, make or cause to be made to the Wheat Controller a return of such contract containing the following particulars:—

(a.) The names and addresses of the purchaser and seller:

(b.) The date on which the contract was made:

(c.) The class and quantity of wheat so purchased:

(d.) The agreed date and place of delivery:

(e.) The price of the wheat per bushel:

(f.) The price of the sacks: